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One of these pulled up at my workplace today and I can not get over how stupid they look and that got me thinking, who thought making a shittier version of an Odyssey was a good idea.

This thing can't be useful as a truck, can't seat as many as a van, costs $50k and burns more gas then an Odyssey (10l/100km hwy vs 8l/100km hwy). Does anyone who drives these things think they are hot shit?

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[–] theluckyone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd like to know why you think they're not in the same category as both are:

  • unibody, not body on frame.
  • four door crew cab
  • small bed
  • Limited capacity, compared to a "real" pickup truck

With the center console in the rear seat, the Baja can only seat four compared to the Ridgeline's five. The Ridgeline can tow significantly more; bed weight capacity is a bit more as well.

Obviously the styling is wildly different: the Baja is based of a decades old gen station wagon, whereas the Ridgeline is following the modern big beefy SUV trend. Maybe that's where you're coming from?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

The Baja is a car that has a cut out back bed, this is a massive van turned into a truck. The size and mass seem so different.